The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-01-22
Clairyoynnce.

81 was practicing law in small couu-
try town in this State number OF years
ago." said Gen. Lew Wallace to reporter
for the Indianapolics Sentinel, land was
at work upon the Fair God during odd
moments. | had never paid any atteu-
tion to clairvoyance and that SorC of
thing, and scoffed aJ all who believed
that man may have knowledge of what
pertains to the other world. There vas
tailor living ip the town who was ex-
ceedingly superstitious. He had fire.
quently invited me to witness some of
his manifestations, but had always re.
fused. One night ds | was walking to-
ward home, after having been engaged
in some work at my office, | saw light
in the tailor's shop window, and some
thing prompted me to stop. My friend
and boy apprentice were at work when
| entered. The tailor gave me chair,
and we began talking over mesmeric i'll
fuence and kindred matters After
awhile he asked me if | would care to
hear some rappings. | told him to sug
gest something else, as anybody could
make rappings. He then suggested clair
voyance, and told him to 20 ahead.
Now, at this point it is necessary to
say that for the following day had made
bushes engagement with a farmer who
lived near town in an oldtashioned loG
house had driven past the place a mum
Der of times, aud was familiar WITH the
house and the road to it.
The tailor proceeded With his arrange
ments by placing the boy on his bench
with his face to the wall. The man turned
down the lamps in the shop and directed
his attention to the little fellow. making
passes with his hands around and above
him. In a few minutes the boy. who was
pale and sickly i'll appearance, went INFO
a sort of trance, and the tailor told me
TO take hold of one of the little chaps
hands and fl my mind on some incident
in my life or on some place that | had
visited. The farm house | alluded to
moment ago came into my mind at once.
and | thought of it intently. Almost
Immediately the boy S, lips began moving
and in a loose, disconnected way lie de-
scribed the log Aouse, the roads leading
to it, aud many little details as they
passed through my mind But after f1D.
lowing me tor time he stopped. aud
then began speaking something of his
own vulition, or rather that of which |
was not thinking. He said that it W
night and that the house WAS dark And
then he said that the door opened. and a
man came out carrying lamp IN his
hand. He walked out to the hen house
and opened the door while he looked into
it; then closed the door, returned to the
house, and all was dark again. At this
point the boy seemed to be growing very
weak, aud told the tailor to rouse him,
which he did by waving his hands in the
air.
Il left the shop in "a short time, noting
the time which was about 10 O'Clock.
Next day my farmer client called
promptly at the hour which had been set.
We went through the business which was
to be attended to, and as he started to
go aked him where he had been at 10
o'clock the previous night. He was sur
prised at the question, but answered that
he supposed he was asleep. | told bin
to think about it for a minute.
"'Oh, yes he said presently, / re-
member now. There was an animal Of
some kind causing disturbance in my
hen house, and got mp just about that
time to see what the matter was. Every
thing had quieted down when | got
there, and then returned to the house.
II told the story to my client, who was
greatly interested" the general said in
conclusion, land the incident made such
an impression upon my mind that wove
it into the story"